父(ちち) chichiは wa木(き) kiに niはしご hashigoを o立(た)て()か()け()た() tatekaketa。 My father leaned a ladder against the tree. Literal Father [topic-は] tree [to-に] ladder [object-を] leaned. 立てかける means 'to lean (something) against' — a compound verb (立てる + かける). に marks the surface leaned against. familydaily lifecompound verb
父(ちち) chichiは wa木(き) kiに niはしご hashigoを o立(た)て()か()け()た() tatekaketa。 My father leaned a ladder against the tree. Literal Father [topic-は] tree [to-に] ladder [object-を] leaned. 立てかける means 'to lean (something) against' — a compound verb (立てる + かける). に marks the surface leaned against. familydaily lifecompound verb